Open Robotics weekly: open-source bimanual robot MABEL and FlexiTac tactile sensor
kscottz · x · 2026-11-14
Open Robotics published its ROS and open-source robotics news roundup for the week of November 9th, 2026, highlighting:
- MABEL: an open bi-manual mobile robot platform
- FlexiTac: an open parametric tactile sensor
- xrobotsuk's omni-directional car build
- StrataSLAM: multi-floor SLAM for Jazzy
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